Improvement in apparatus for drawing lard



, D. HNGER.

APPARATUS Fon DRAWINQLARD, m., FROM cooLERs. N 130,255, Patented July z5, 187e.

N. PETERS, FHOTWLHLHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTNy D4 CA PATENTr @Errea DAVID FINGER, OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI..

IMPROVEMENT llN APPARATUS FOR DRAWING LARD, ttc.. FROM COOLERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 180,265, dated July 25,1876; application filed April 7, 1876.

To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, DAVID FINGER, of'St. Joseph, Buchanan county, and State of Missouri, have invented an Improved Apparatus for Drawing Lard and Liquid Matter from Coolers, Src., of which the following is a specification.:

The ordinary 4method and means employed to draw off7 lard or iuid matter from a lardcooler or vessel, to cool its contents to the required temperature for flow, lling, or packing purposes, is the employment and use of an ordinary stop-cock or faucet, anda funnel, placed in communication with the barrel, package, or tierces. The heads of the receptacles to be filled have, therefore, besides the plughole, a vent-hole, or, when the plug-hole is used, the vent must form part of the funnel;

-The said ordinary method and means are very impractical for the ends sought to be accomplished, for the packages, barrels, or tierces cannot be l'led to the proper measure and capacity of the receptacle; much waste is incurred by overow; the llow is irregular; the latter part thereof cools; no means are provided for shrinkage; and, notwithstanding great skill and watchfulness areconstantly required of the operator, it is impossible for him to avoid the above difliculties. Hence, further, the heads ofthe packages, barrels, or tierces become greasy, untidy for market and use, and

otherwise there is incurred loss of time, labor, and expense. All this to avoid is the object of my invention; and the nature thereof consists in providing the means and their manner of use, as I will now more fully describe.

Of the drawing, Figure lis a front elevation, representing myinvention as applied and used. Fig. 2 is au enlarged section of my improved faucet as applied in use with a trough and head of a tierce 5 Fig. 3 being a detail plan of the trestle as madeV to suit different sizes of tierces, this feature beinga-lso partly shown in Fig. l.

Asis customary, the liow of the lard or iiuid is through a cock from the cooler or vessel to be emptied. I, however, avoid the use of a funnel, and in its stead, from the cock aforesaid, the flow ofthe lard or liquid is directly into a trough, A. This trough can be of any ordinary construction, supported top ofa trestle or frame, A', as shown in Fig. 1. The bottom of the frame A I construct so as to be adapted to receive diiierent sizes of barrels, tiercesor packages, and as will hereinafter appear. The trough A and its supportingframe A can be of any length required according to theamountor num ber of receptacles to be filled from the cooler, and as indicated in Fig. l. I provide Within the trough A my improved faucet-body B. yThis consists of a cylinder open at Vtop and bottom, and formed to have an annular' liange at b, (see Fig.2,) by

means whereof a closing-joint top ofthe bottom of the trough can be had. The end of the faucet-body B, -below its Range b, passes through a corresponding opening iu the bottom of the trough. Said lower eud of the body B has, further, screw-threads, so that a Washer, b', applied, (see Figs. l and 2,) will form the required closing-joint for securing the faucet-body to the bottom of the trough.v At b2 (see Fig. 2) the faucet-body has an inlet-opening, so as to establish.communication from the trough to the head of the receptacle to be filled by the turning on77 or shutting olf the .spigot C. The spigot G I form of the proper length to rest and protrude top of its body B,

and extend below same sufficiently to permit it to be inserted into the head of the l' barrel. This spigot I alsoprovide with an inlet-opening at c, Fig. 2, to correspond when in line with the inlet b2 ofthe body, and so that the 'flow takes place through both said openings;

but can be shut off vby simply turningA the spigot either way, which presents the annular body of the spigot to close the inlet-opening of B. The spigot, therefore, fits within the bore of the body B, so as to be capable of being turned or placed in or taken out ofits body B. The vent feature, to permitl air to escape from the receptacle when filling, forms part of my spigot C. Thus, as shown in Fig. 2,0 is the vent-tube, extending from the top to the lower end, where it has its outlet at the side. The air, as apparent,- enters the vent-tube below and exits out of same at top. At top the spigot has proper handles for turning and lifting, and at bottom itsbevel enters the usual opening in the head of the receptacle, and forms the required joint with same.

The 'parts being thus constructed and apmovement said spigot establishes inlet com' munication between trough and such tierce. The liow of the contents from the trough thus takes place into the receptacles, and it will be here noted that this flow is regular and constant, and that there can be noV spurting or overflow, owing to the level in the trough. When the tierce is nearly full, or ready for removal, in shutting ofi' the flow there will remain in the spigot a quantity of lard., &c., in excess of the contents in the receptacle and in the body of said spigot. This surplus I utilize and gain as a greater measure for the tierce and the like to contain, for all that is necessary is to slightly tap the head of the barrel to cause a shrinkage of its contents suiiicient for said surplus also to enter and till the re ceptacle. I am, therefore, enabled to ll a tierce, Src., more completely than has been heretofore done by the customary method, besides saving overflow, waste, and time for watching. A row of any number of tierces can thus be controlled with the greatest dispatch, neatness, and ease.

In case ot casks, barrels, tierces, Src., only partly full, if it is desirable to direct the flow of the contents in the trough to said partlyfilled receptacles, this can be readily done by aslide or partition, D, (see dotted lines, Fig. 1,) which slides in the sides of the trough. By changing the position of the slidein the trough its contents can be cut off or let on to any point along the trough.

I further provide means to adapt the frame A to suit different sizes of packages, barrels, tierces, Ste. The iioorof the frame A', for this purpose, consists of the rectangular frame parts d, in which cross slats or frames d are fitted in proper corresponding mortises when laid dat, and thus present `a smooth footing. In case ahigher level is needed, the cross-slats d are positioned upright; as shown in Flgs.1 and 3, in the same mortises.`

My invention is, therefore, simple and cheap for construction, most eifective and advan` tageous in operation and for use, and applic. ble to all purposes where lard, oil, brine, or

liquids require to be packed for transportation, shipping, and use.

What I claim isl. The trough A as an intermediate receptacle for the lard or fluid matter drawn from a lard cooler or vessel before filling of the tierces, and by means whereof the iiow from said trough is had in a constant and regular manner, avoiding spurtingand overflow, owing to th'e level of the fluid-matter in said trough.

2. The barrel-faucet or spigot C, having inlet-opening venttube c', with relation to a faucet-body having inlet-opening, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of the spigot O, having' inlet o, vent-tube c,faucetbody B, having inlet b2, and a trough, A, as and for the' purpose set forth.

4. An improved faucet, of the character herein shown and described, with relation to a trough and lard-coolerror cooling-vessel, to operate in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony of said invention I have hereunto set my hand.

DAVID FINGER. Witnesses:

WILLIAM W. HERTHEL, CHAs. F. MEIsNER. 

